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Dems made sweeping wins last night with notable candidates of color making history. We take a look below. Members of the Congressional Hispanic and Progressive Caucuses will make it clear that they won't support a year-end spending bill that doesn't include a legislative fix for “Dreamers.” Congressmen Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) lead a press conference on the issue at 1P today. Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, GOP Senate leaders were exploring postponing an $845 billion corporate tax cut, breaking with their colleagues in the House. Trump on Tuesday made a personal appeal from across the globe to ask moderate Senate Democrats to support the emerging Republican tax plan. Speaking of 45, he arrived in China today and is expected to ask President Xi Jinping for sanctions to punish North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. But China may hesitate to move against an old, if troublesome, ally. Trump will attend a meet and greet at the U.S. embassy, and is the guest of honor at a state dinner tonight with Melania. And Twitter just gave the president an early Christmas gift -- 280 characters. The platform doubled its character limit on Tuesday, making it easier for users to be either more thoughtful or obnoxious. We’ll see. We’re kicking off Wednesday with this...- The people of color who made historic wins last night.
- Congressional members of color running for governor -- what are their prospects?
- Barack Obama reports for jury duty today.
- Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) places CoS on leave.
- WH staffers say Omarosa is a major distraction.
- Juror in Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) trial: What's a senator?
- HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson loses his mother.
- The Atlanta mayoral race in Black and white.
- Republican-turned-Democratic Hawaii legislator considering congressional run while another throws his hat in the ring.
- Longtime staffer for Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) heads to a think tank.
- See the Black corporate board members in tech.
- Meet the new hires at Will Packer Media.
- Move to End Violence wants you to be their next Co-Director.
- NCAA responds to congressional letter asking about diversity efforts.
- There’s a new Managing Editor of El Nuevo Herald.
- Puerto Rico officials tell Congress island will need “unprecedented” level of aid.
- Retiring Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) talks about her plans post-Congress.
- FOMO is filling up with holiday events! Don't forget to send us yours: info@thebeatdc.com.
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|  | CNN's Jim Acosta covering the Trump/Shinzō Abe press conference wearing ribbons courtesy of the Japanese. | |  |
Gayle King with author Jason Reynolds taping an interview for CBS This Morning. | |
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Road to Governor Uncertain for MoCs of Color
There are nine gubernatorial races where sitting members of Congress are candidates, and three of them are members of color who face uncertain paths to their respective Governor’s mansion. In Hawaii, Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D) must knock out a fellow Democrat, incumbent Governor David Ige, in the August 2018 primary. It’s not unprecedented -- Ige did the same to former Governor Neil Abercrombie in 2014 -- and if Hanabusa is able to do it, she would be the heavy favorite to win. Congressman Raúl Labrador (R-ID) will battle Lt. Governor Brad Little and businessman Tommy Ahlquist in the Republican primary. If Labrador is able to come out on top, he’d be the favorite to win in that deep red state. CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) faces challenges in the primary and the general, though she’s currently the front-runner for her party’s nomination; she faces state Senator Joe Cervantes and former Univisión executive Jeff Apodaca in the June 2018 primary. Should she emerge victorious, she could face Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM) in the general election. Roll Call breaks it down more here.
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Historic Lt. Gov Wins
Sheila Oliver's election as Lieutenant Governor in New Jersey makes her the first African American woman to ever assume the position. Oliver, 65, is a native of Newark and is the first African American woman Assembly Speaker in New Jersey. She has more than a dozen years of legislative experience, serving in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature since 2004. With Democrat Phil Murphy at the top of the ticket, he becomes the first Democrat in the governor's office since Jon Corzine, another former Goldman Sachs executive. Justin Fairfax became the second African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. Before Fairfax was elected, Doug Wilder was the first African American elected to statewide office, first as lieutenant governor and then as governor. With Democrat Ralph Northam at the top of the ticket, the country sent a clear message that the pendulum may swing blue in 2018. More here.
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Co-Director of Move to End Violence (Remote)
Move to End Violence is hiring a Co-Director to join the consulting team administering Move to End Violence (MEV), a program of the NoVo Foundation. The ideal candidate seeks a senior-level position to be part of a shared leadership team to oversee the development and execution of programming designed to build the capacity of the U.S. movement to end violence against all girls and women, including cis, trans, and those who are gender nonconforming. MEV seeks to center the leadership of women of color and Indigenous women and others who are most impacted by gender-based violence in the U.S.
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Obama Reports for Jury Duty Today
Former President Barack Obama reports for jury duty today. Sources at the Daley Center told the Chicago Sun-Times that Secret Service agents scouted the downtown courthouse on Tuesday to prepare for POTUS44’s anticipated arrival after 8A today. Anyone working at the Daley Center -- or who happened to be called for jury duty on the same day as Obama -- can expect heightened security measures, sources said. Chief Judge Timothy Evans confirmed last month that Obama had been called to serve, but Evans didn’t reveal when or where the former president would be called. It’s not the first time a jury summons has been sent to Obama’s Kenwood home, though it will be the first time he can pocket the $17.20 paycheck that Cook County jurors receive for each day of service. Winning! Ball ‘til you fall, POTUS. More here.
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Brenda Lawrence Chief of Staff Placed on Leave
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI) has placed her Chief of Staff, Dwayne Duron Marshall, on leave following allegations of sexual harassment by former employees. After Politico reported Tuesday on four former staffers’ accounts of how Marshall treated women in the office, saying he made frequent comments about their looks and engaged in occasional unwanted touching, Lawrence said in a statement, “I will continue to fight for an environment free from sexual harassment and my commitment has not wavered.” Marshall firmly denies all allegations. “In my 28 years of public service, I have never had any kind of complaint filed against me nor have I ever sexually harassed anyone!" Marshall said. "In fact, for the last 17 years of my career, I have directly represented women in the workplace. Despite these slanderous accusations, I will continue to focus on working on behalf of the constituents in our district,” he said in a statement. More here.
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Jury in Menéndez Trial Asks: What is a Senator?
Bloomberg reports that on their first full day of jury deliberations at the bribery trial of Senator Robert Menéndez (D-NJ), a juror asked the judge a basic question: What is a Senator? The question, actually, may be a very pointed inquiry if it is related to whether Dr. Salomón Melgen could have been considered a Menéndez constituent. Menéndez is accused of taking bribes from the Florida eye doctor. Defense attorneys said during the trial that Menéndez regarded it as part of his Senate work to look after the interests of people beyond his home state. In his closing argument, Lowell reiterated that Menéndez never introduced legislation that benefited Melgen. U.S. District Judge William Walls declined to answer the question, and he refused that juror’s request for a transcript of Monday’s closing argument by Menéndez’s attorney, Abbe Lowell. The panel had returned to the Newark federal courthouse on Tuesday after spending about 75 minutes deliberating the day before. Walls told jurors that they should rely on their individual and collective memories to determine how to define a Senator. More here.
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Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) greeted by some young fans ahead of a rally in New Jersey over the weekend. | |  |
Univisión's María Elena Salinas going back to where it all started -- Univisión 34 in Los Angeles. | |
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Newly Elected Mayors of Color Make History
Vi Lyles was elected as Charlotte, NC’s first female African American Mayor. The Queens University of Charlotte grad who went on to earn her Master’s from UNC at Chapel Hill took 58% of the vote. Residents of Framingham, MA elected Delta Sigma Theta Sorority member, Yvonne Spicer, its first Mayor ever. Framingham residents recently voted to become a city, relinquishing its status as “the largest town in America.” By the age of 23, Spicer had earned both her Bachelor's and Master’s. In 2004, she completed her Ph.D. at UMass Boston and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree by the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Hoboken, NJ, elected Ravinder Bhalla as its Mayor Tuesday night making Bhalla the first Sikh American to be elected Mayor of the city. Wilmot Collins was elected Mayor of Helena, Montana, 23 years after arriving as a refugee from Liberia. The 54-year-old Naval reservist and child protection specialist with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, will become the first Black mayor in Montana’s history. St. Paul, MN elected Florida A&M University graduate Melvin Carter as its first Black mayor. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity member who went on to earn his Master's from the University of Minnesota started as a member of the City Council. Georgia Southern University grad Jonathan McCollar will become the first African American mayor of Statesboro, GA. City Councilman Brendon Barber becomes the first African American mayor of Georgetown, SC. Mary Parham Copelan will become Midgeville, GA’s first female African American mayor, beating incumbent Gary Thrower by just six votes. Twenty-seven-year-old Booker Gainor will become Cairo, GA’s first African American mayor.
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Atlanta Mayoral Race in Black and White
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mary Norwood are headed to a December 5th runoff to determine who will be Atlanta's 60th mayor. Bottoms is leading the race with 26%, followed by Norwood with 21%. Bottoms' support comes from the poorer, African American southern area of the city. Norwood’s comes from the white and wealthier northern precincts. Norwood -- who identifies as an independent, but has been dubbed a closet Republican -- is convinced that Black voters will see beyond race and elect her Atlanta’s first white mayor since 1974. On Atlanta’s historically Black southwest side (known as the SWATS), anonymous signs have appeared declaring, “Vote the Black slate.” Atlanta’s Black population has fallen in recent years barely accounting for half the people living in what many call the Black Mecca of the south. In recent weeks, robocalls targeted at the predominantly white east Atlanta and Buckhead communities began with a recording that urged listeners to line up behind Bottoms “to keep Atlanta Black.” The calls appear to aim to drive up white votes. Bottoms has called for an investigation into who’s behind them. Black women make up 58% of the electorate and will be essential to Bottoms' chances. More here.
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State Houses and Council Make History with People of Color
Elizabeth Guzmán and Hala Ayala defeated Republican incumbents to become the first two Latinas elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. Guzmán is an immigrant who came to the U.S. from Peru as a single mom and Ayala is the daughter of a Salvadoran immigrant. Kathy Tran, a former Vietnamese refugee, joins them, becoming the first Asian American woman. Democrat Manka Dhingra won Tuesday’s special election to a Washington state Senate seat, cementing the Democrats' full control of the state government. Dhingra defeated Republican Jinyoung Lee Englund in a race that both sides poured millions. Transgender activist Andrea Jenkins was elected to the Minneapolis City Council, becoming the first openly transgender person of color elected to office in the United States.
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|  | Politico's Seung Min Kim with WSJ's Kristina L. Peterson. | |  |
Black Enterprise’s Alisa Gumbs interviewing Home Depot EVP Ann-Marie Campbell. | |
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Staffers Say Omarosa Creates Distraction in WH Office
What is going on in the White House Office of Public Liaison? In April, Omarosa broke protocol and brought her 39-person bridal party to the White House for an extended wedding photo shoot. Politico reports that the incident created a buzz in the West Wing for weeks and did little to help the reputation of the office. George Sifakis was named the office’s Director in March but reportedly gave employees little direction or authority. Meanwhile, the Democratic reality TV villain turned Republican public servant was banned from posting any of the bridal pictures on social media. She hasn’t been seen sitting on the sidelines of the daily press briefings in weeks -- a spot she had frequently occupied. The office has been challenged with pulling off simple events and has fallen short of delivering statements of support for the president or keeping an accurate account of their outreach to different constituencies. Politico reports that Omarosa has been seen as a particular problem in the office. She stoked a mini-controversy in June by signing invitations for Congressional Black Caucus members to meet Trump as the “Honorable Omarosa Manigault.” Several aides said the incident became a punchline in the WH, adding that there has been a growing effort to keep her out of meetings because she can be a distraction, and her access to the Oval Office has been curbed. WH Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Manigault had been crucial to outreach with African American communities. The Beat DC tracks these things. We’ve seen no receipts. More here.
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Ben Carson Loses His Mother
In some sad news, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson has lost his mother. While Carson was on the campaign trail he said that his mother, Sonya Carson, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. “Today, November 6, 2017 we lost my dear mother, Sonya Carson. Although she came from an impoverished background with very little formal education, she somehow understood how success was achieved in our society. If anyone had a reason to make excuses, it was her, but she absolutely refused to be a victim and would not permit us to develop the victim mentality either. Whenever we made an excuse, she quoted the poem, "Yourself to Blame."” Carson included the poem in the post, closing with “May she rest in peace.” See the post here.
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|  | Black Enterprise's Derek Dingle with GA gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. | |  | MD gubernatorial candidate Krishanti Vignarajah getting out the vote on Tuesday. | |
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New Dem Fukumoto Explores Congressional Run
Republican-turned-Democrat Hawaii state Representative Beth Fukumoto announced in an email to supporters that she is exploring a possible run for Congress in 2018. If she decides to run, Fukumoto would join the race as a Democrat to represent Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, a seat currently held by Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D), who is running for Governor. Fukumoto made national headlines earlier this year when she was ousted as House Minority Leader in the Hawaii State Legislature, which she said she felt was punishment for her participation in the Women’s March in Honolulu. In March, she formally left the Republican Party. “What ended up being very problematic for me was that my caucus and others said, 'If you want to stay in leadership, then you need to make a commitment to not criticize the president for the remainder of his term,'" the 34-year-old told NBC News at the time. "And with what we've been seeing in the news with the different executive orders coming out every day, I didn't believe I could make that commitment." If Fukumoto runs, she will face Democratic state Senator Donna Kim, state Representative Kaniela Ing (more on him below), and singer Brian Evans, who will run as a Republican after previously running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. More here.
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Another Congressional Candidate Aiming for Hanabusa’s Seat
Hawaii state Representative Kaniela Ing has formally announced his candidacy for Congress. Ing has represented South Maui for the past six years and rallied behind a number of issues, including marriage equality, same-day voter registration, and anti-Trump resistance in Hawaii. The 28-year-old is also seeking Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa's congressional seat as she runs for state governor. "I'm uniquely positioned as a millennial, as a young person to commit 20, 30, 40 years to this job...go to gain influence that we really need to make an impact here in Hawaii as a small state," said Ing. More here.
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|  | Lin-Manuel Miranda in Puerto Rico with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. | |  | The Hill Latino's Diana Marrero with CNN's Alisyn Camerota at the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference. | |
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Longtime Bobby Scott Staffer Moves On
Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) is losing his Staff Director on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Denise Forte is heading to the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank headquartered in NYC with an office in DC. She has worked with the Congressman for nearly three years this time around and worked previously on the committee for just over four years from 2007-2011. She began her career in policy with Congressman Scott starting as a fellow in his office in 1994 and serving in various capacities until her last day on Monday. Between her stints on the Hill, Forte has worked as VP of Policy at the Leadership for Educational Equality and prior to that as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Education. The 1986 Duke University graduate earned her Master's in Women's Studies from George Washington University. Congrats, Denise! More about her here.
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Black Board Members in Tech
When Black Enterprise first began in 2013 an annual review of African American representation on corporate boards at S&P 250 companies, they discovered that tech companies were among the worst offenders in their refusal to embrace diversity and inclusion -- especially in Silicon Valley. Though there’s still more work to be done, BE reports that things have changed. They highlight several of the African Americans who are breaking barriers to have a seat at the table. Some of the people they include are: former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who oversees the management and policies of Salesforce.com; Dambisa Moyo, who currently serves on the boards of Seagate Technology and Barclays Bank, Chevron Corporation, and Barrick Gold; former Girls, Inc. CEO Joyce Roche, who sits on the board of AT&T and Pamela Coe, the AVP and General Counsel of Liberty Interactive, who sits on the board of Expedia. BE looks at 41 more Black board members in the tech space. See the full list here.
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|  | Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) meeting with Justin Higgins with the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration to talk about continued hurricane recovery efforts. | |  | Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) doing a day in the life of a UPS driver. | |
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San Martín Becomes Managing Editor of El Nuevo Herald
Nancy San Martín has been named Managing Editor of El Nuevo Herald, one of the top five Spanish-language newspapers in the U.S., where she’ll be in charge of the day-to-day operations of the paper and responsible for growing the publication’s digital audience. She attended Miami Dade College and graduated from Florida International University, before joining the Dallas Morning News. San Martín returned to her native Miami in 2001 to work for the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald, and she has been with the company over 16 years in multiple roles, including foreign correspondent, Assistant World Editor, Interactive Editor, and most recently as Cuba Editor, supervising the Cuba team for the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald. A Harvard Nieman Fellow, she is also an Emmy-award winning producer for the PBS documentaries Nou Bouke: Haiti’s Past, Present and Future and The Day It Snowed In Miami. ¡Felicidades Nancy! More here.
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NCAA Responds to Diversity Inquiry from Members of Congress
NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a letter to members of Congress that the NCAA is committed to diversity but cannot force schools to hire more women and minorities. Six members wrote Emmert asking him to address the status of a pledge the NCAA had asked schools to sign last year in support of diversifying their hiring pools when jobs become available. The six members are: CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-MI), and Maxine Waters (D-CA). In the 2016 Racial and Gender Report Card, college sports received a C-plus for "racial hiring practices" and a C for "gender hiring practices." Emmert said the NCAA would continue to promote initiatives that foster diversity, adding that more than 800 schools had signed the pledge. But the NCAA, he said, cannot go beyond that in its push to diversify a predominately white and male coaching and administrative pool in collegiate sports. "Additionally, the NCAA cannot make hiring decisions on behalf of member schools, nor could it mandate who is interviewed for available positions," Emmert said in his letter, which was obtained by ESPN.com. "Universities and colleges retain their autonomy and authority in this regard. We remain vigilant and concerned about representational diversity of ethnic minorities and women in coaching and athletics administration." More here.
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Will Packer Media New Hires
Will Packer Media, which recently entered into a partnership with Universal Pictures and Discovery Communications for a TV production and branded-content deal, has made three hires. Sheila Ducksworth has joined as head of scripted television. The Yale University graduate most recently ran her own Ducksworth Productions. She served as an Executive Producer alongside Gabrielle Union on the Lifetime original movie With This Ring, starring Regina Hall, and produced the Joan Rivers documentary Why We Laugh: Funny Women for Lionsgate. She previously served as the Head of Development for Susanne Daniels' First Move, based at 20th Century Fox and also served at UPN as an executive overseeing day-to-day production on Veronica Mars. Jaime Primak Sullivan joins as Head of Digital Development and Production, and Kelly Smith will take on the role of Head of Development and Production, unscripted. More here.
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Cristina Antelo with Nicole Paquette of the Humane Society at the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference for a panel discussion, “Unlikely Alliances: Companies partnering with NGOs for a united message on the Hill.” | |  | Senators Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (NJ) at a press conference criticizing Trump's tax plan as detrimental to NJ residents. | |
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Island Officials Tell Congress Puerto Rico Will Need “Unprecedented” Level of Aid
An economic crisis already present in Puerto Rico before Hurricane Maria devastated the island more than 50 days ago could get much worse as officials estimate they will need as much as a staggering $21 billion over the next two years to cover operating costs and help the island rebuild its infrastructure. That’s what members of the House Natural Resources Committee heard from island officials during a Tuesday hearing examining Puerto Rico’s financial situation since the storm, reports The Beat DC’s Patricia Guadalupe for NBC Latino. Natalie Jaresko (pictured), the chair of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, said: “The island now needs help — emergency and restoration funds and assistance on an unprecedented scale. Before the hurricanes, the board was determined that Puerto Rico and its instrumentalities could achieve balanced budgets, work its way through its debt problems, and develop a sustainable economy without federal aid. That is simply no longer possible.” Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) said Congress should be focused on hurricane relief and not on island creditors. “They need help, our help. To provide help not to the islanders but to investors is wrong.” The committee next week will hear testimony from Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló. More here.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Says She May Teach or Do Advocacy Work Post- Congress
Retiring Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), the 65-year-old Cuban American trailblazing Latina in Tallahassee and Washington, said she’s not leaving office because she’s scared that her overwhelmingly Democratic-leaning district will turn against her in 2018, or because she’s fed up with the hyper-partisan rhetoric of the Trump era. The Miami Herald reports that she and her husband are just ready for something different. She said she may get back into teaching, her profession before she first ran for the Florida legislature 35 years ago. Or she may work in an advocacy role that allows her to split time between Miami and Washington, noting that the two-hour flight is a breeze. She said fellow member Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), who co-chairs the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, is well-positioned to lead national efforts on the issue that retain the support of Republicans and Democrats. During the same interview, she said that not endorsing Donald Trump was one of the best decisions she’s ever made. Grab a cafécito, and read more about Ros-Lehtinen’s farewell to Congress here.
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Thursday, November 9th, 1:30P: The Congressional Native Staff Association sponsors a panel discussion on Native policy and the significance of staff diversity, in conjunction with the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and the National Congress of American Indians. SVC- 202 Capitol Visitors Center.
Thursday, November 9th, 4P: "Elevating Our Voices in Advancing Racial Equity," co-hosted by Gates Asians in Philanthropy and the Metro DC chapter of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, to hear insights from AAPI leaders with varying experiences and perspectives. Gates Foundation, 1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 200. Click here to register.
Tuesday, November 14th, 1P: A panel discussion of current and former chairs of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission to commemorate the Commission’s 60th anniversary. Participants include Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden and former chairs William B. Allen, Mary Frances Berry, Martin R. Castro, and Gerald A. Reynolds. Thomas Jefferson Building, Members Room, Library of Congress, 10 First Street, S.E. RSVP to: Brian Walch at bwalch@usccr.gov or 202.376.8371 Wednesday, November 15th, 8:30A: The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Chairman Conversation with former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, moderated by Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ken Biberaj. NY Law School, 385 West Broadway, NYC. RSVP to: events@manhattancc.org
Wednesday, November 15th, 8:30A: The 8th Virginia Immigrant Summit. Immigrant rights advocates, partners, supporters, and allies serving the immigrant population gather to discuss and strategize on issues impacting the VA immigrant community. Faith Lutheran Church, 3313 Arlington Blvd, Arlington. Click here to register.
Friday, November 17th: The 24th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards to honor visionaries from across the Caribbean. J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. To learn more about the Caribbean American Heritage Awards, visit: www.caribbeanheritageawards.org
Saturday, November 18th, 9A: Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit -- Washington, DC, a conference to discuss policy issues and responses to Puerto Rico's economic and humanitarian crises from the perspective of Puerto Ricans and other stakeholders in the DC area. UDC Student Center, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Click here to register.
Sunday, November 19th: The National Portrait Gallery Second biennial American Portrait Gala, honoring former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, HIV/AIDs researcher Dr. David D. Ho; artistic director, choreographer, and dancer Bill T. Jones; film director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee; and multi-award-winning actress Rita Moreno. Click here for more information.
Wednesday, November 29th, 8P: Join Congressman André Carson (D-IN) for JAY-Z's 4:44 Tour. Capital One Arena, 601 F Street, N.W. For more information or to RSVP, contact Courtney Hodges or Randy Broz at: 202.403.0606 or email: Courtney@ABConsultingDC.com
Wednesday, December 6th, 6P: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute holiday reception in honor of retiring Hispanic members of Congress. Library of Congress, Madison Hall, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E. Wednesday, December 6th, 6P: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 2044 Leadership Council holiday party. Location TBD. Click here to RSVP.
Saturday, December 16th, 8P: The National Black MBA DC Chapter Annual Holiday Party. Hard Rock Cafe, 999 E Street, N.W. Click here to purchase tickets.
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